marijuana legalization

ByDiane Goldstein |August 24, 2015

A veteran law enforcement argues that benefits of legalizing marijuana outweigh opponents' fears -- increased cost, crime and drug use -- by being more cost efficient and offering competition for illegal sales.

In the nearly two decades since California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, consensus has not been reached on how best to run a medical marijuana program, and regulators have been left to experiment.

As the federal government continues its prohibition of marijuana, the District of Columbia and the 23 states that have legalized marijuana for medical use have been left to write the rules and regulations on their own.

Voice of OC joins a nationwide network this week with exclusive dispatches from America's top college investigative reporting prospects, delving into the well-funded and organized machine that's driving marijuana legalization nationwide.

ByADAM ELMAHREK |October 27, 2010

Judge David O Carter this week demonstrated real leadership on combating homelessness by getting out into the field and challenging county officials to focus public resources on meeting immediate needs of riverbed residents. Yet will this rare focus last? Could receivership of federal and state funds coming into the County of Orange be on the horizon?

Rashad Al-Dabbagh, who lives in Anaheim and is the founder/director of the Arab American Civic Council, criticizes a decision last week by the U.S. Census Bureau that the 2020 Census would not include a new “Middle Eastern or North African” category in its race and ethnicity data collection for the 2020 Census.

Orange County supervisors step up their attack on public comment at their regular public meetings by pushing taxpayers to the end of their meeting agenda. The change means offering public comment to county supervisors will take hours of waiting.